Edward Scissorhands – 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)
Fall in love again with the timeless classic EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and celebrate its 25th anniversary with an all-new beautifully remastered, all-new 4k transfer available everywhere on October 13. This special-edition Blu-ray™ giftset with commemorative package and Digital HD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, brings Tim Burton’s 1990 acclaimed work of art back to life just in time for Halloween. This may be one of the many releases of this classic film, but know that you’re getting a brand new 4K transfer of the film here. This is the one to double dip on, its not just a bunch of new fancy packaging with the same disc inside. Whenever these rereleases come about, everyone is usually hesitant they could be buying the same exact thing with just one extra feature (Looking at you, Warner Bros), but fear not here as that is not the case. Continue reading ‘Edward Scissorhands – 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review)’
Shout! Factory, a multi-platform media company, has acquired all rights to the script FENDER BENDER, a horror-thriller feature written by writer/director Mark Pavia (Stephen King’s THE NIGHT FLIER). The film is being developed, financed and executive produced by Shout! Factory for Shout’s horror genre entertainment imprint, Scream Factory. This announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos.
An official selection of the SXSW Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Festival, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness, and celebrated at SITGES, director Todd Strauss-Schulson’s genre-blending horror comedy THE FINAL GIRLS debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD Nov. 3 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Taissa Farmiga (“American Horror Story”), Malin Akerman (Couples Retreat), Adam DeVine (“Modern Family”), Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”), Alia Shawkat (“Arrested Development”), Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings”) and Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”) star in the unconventional comedy about a young girl (Farmiga) who is mysteriously transported with her friends into the 1980s horror film that starred her late mother (Akerman). Now they must fend off the camp counselors’ raging hormones, battle a deranged machete-wielding killer and find a way to escape the movie and make it back home.
Mirroring its subject, the documentary Original Copy takes its time to show the attention that Sheikh Rehman puts into crafting hand-painted movie banners for a small theater in Mumbai, India. With this careful examination, the viewer is treated to not only a look at one man’s passion for his nearly obsolete craft, but also a reminder of the enchanting power that film can have on people. While it takes a little while to get going and perhaps spends a little too much time on the ancillary figures, the ending of Original Copy more than makes up for any slow spots with a jaw-opening and heart-wrenching final few minutes. 
Watching the first 99% of Second Coming is a somewhat pleasant experience. The cinematography is beautiful, with some excellent, tense long takes and a tight, cramped focus in a small apartment that accentuates the intensity of the lives of the three main characters. The performances are strong and full of passion or subtle and full of nuance whenever appropriate. And the viewer is moving along, thinking that this will be a pretty solid drama with just a few lulls and some issues with the main character’s meekness, but still worth it for Idris Elba. Then, in the last 15 seconds of the film, the entire experience is destroyed. The final shot of Second Coming is so infuriatingly unnecessary and poorly set up, that when it shifts the meaning of the entirety of the film before it, one cannot help but wonder if the filmmakers had no idea what they were doing. A film that could have been about something immediately loses its topic. A film that may have been trying to say something immediately loses its voice. 
Well, Eli Manning and Sam Bradford are making halftime adjustments, but I’d like to think both rushed through the tunnel and asked someone to get the halftime show on because something more important than the game they were playing was happening! YES! Our newest look at The Force Awakens is upon us! Hopefully this trailer can make your Fandango woes go away for a short time. Or maybe it made them worse, I dunno. That crash is just INSANE, if you ask me. The hype for the film and Star Wars fandom is soooo HUGE right now. We at Why So Blu are excited to bring you this last (Hopefully, I’m actually a fan of the “mystery box” with this movie.) trailer for the film. Will this be the Star Wars film we’ve all been waiting for? Is the hype bigger, less or similar to The Phantom Menace back in the late 90s? It feels massive, but I think time has made us forget just how excited we were waiting on a film that delivered us pod racing, Jar Jar Binks, Yippee, confusing politics and performances made of sycamores. Maybe I’m a blind optimist, but I just feel like this one is going to deliver. Its in my gut. But, I’m not as hard on Star Wars shortcomings as others (I feel my childhood virginity is still intact). For now, we have this hype, we have this new hope and we have this new trailer! Good luck with your ticket purchases! 
Featuring an all-star cast led by Jackie Chan (Rush Hour), John Cusack (Love & Mercy), and Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody (Best Actor, The Pianist, 2002), the worldwide box office phenomenon Dragon Blade will be available on Digital HD December 15 and Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) December 22. The epic action-adventure is now available On Demand. From the director of Black Mask, this “visually stunning” (Asian Film Strike) film follows one man’s quest to stop the Roman army and bring peace to his homeland.
In 1992, Marvel Comics was the #1 publisher of comic books in the world, largely due to its dynamic artwork. At the height of this popularity, in response to what they believed to be years of mistreatment toward creative talent, a small – but influential – group of artists left Marvel Comics to form their own company, Image Comics. Led by the outspoken Todd McFarlane (Spawn), this group kicked off a revolution that not only changed the comic industry forever, but has had an indelible influence on mainstream pop culture that continues to this day. But with great power came great turmoil, as Rob Liefeld (Deadpool), Jim Lee (X-Men), Marc Silvestri (Wolverine), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Whilce Portacio (X-Factor) and Jim Valentino (Guardians Of The Galaxy) almost immediately began to unravel the very bond that united them. 
The notorious Human Centipede films will be available as a complete set for the first time with the release of 
Witness is finally making its debut in the US on Blu-ray. Its been available in other countries for quite some time now. Another one of those films that just seems so surprising that its taken so long to put out. Not only is it a Harrison Ford film, but Peter Weir is no slouch in the director chair. But, then again, time passes, things change. Ford is no longer the starpower force he once was and Weir has only directed one film in the last twelve years, but with Master & Commander being his late noteworthy output. This was a big film back when it was release and was nominated for quite a few big Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Harrison Ford’s sole Best Actor nomination. The screenplay for this film is also highly celebrated and used as an example in plenty of film classes and books. Be it Warner Bros celebrating its 30th anniversary or maybe even The Force Awakens bumping this one up the catalog chain to get to Blu-ray, its a win and a relief that this film has made it to the format.
I want to thank The Martian for likely being part of the reason we are finally getting Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men on Blu-ray. A timely big name director’s newest movie probably got Warner Bros to dig a little in their catalog for something from him that wasn’t out yet. The film original came out in 2003, the film that followed Scott’s 2001 two’fer of Hannibal and Black Hawk Down. He’d actually done three films in two years because Gladiator released the previous year (Nabbing Ridley Scott his Best Director Nomination). While I’m not sure whether the film was a financial failure or not, it didn’t really set the box office on fire domestically or globally upon its release. While being a terrific film and garnering mostly great reviews, the film was completely forgotten come awards time. It found its following mostly through home video and seemingly has been one of the films of the 00’s to achieve cult status. Matchstick Men is a film I was pretty high on back in 2003 and still am today, and I was surprised it wasn’t on the format yet. Had I realized that, it would have easily made one of my earliest wishlists long ago.
An official selection of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Bound to Vengeance is the captivating crusade of one woman’s race against time to free the other captives of a depraved killer. This stylish twist on the revenge exploitation genre will be released as a Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack on November 10th, 2015 from Scream Factory, in partnership with IFC Midnight.
Marvel, the Studio who brought you “The Avengers”, now brings to life one of the original Avengers — Marvel’s Ant-Man. Bring home the epic heist as Ant-man embraces his inner hero and harnesses the unique ability to shrink in scale to save not only the world, but his daughter. Full of both humor and heart, Marvel’s Ant-man is the perfect gift this holiday on Blu-ray and Digital HD. Get it early on Digital 3D, Digital HD, and Disney Movies Anywhere November 17 & on 3D Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital SD and On-Demand December 8, 2015!
